First came racial redlining. Then came racial targeting of toxic and predatory loans. Both spelled economic disaster for African Americans.
Special Report
Understanding the Black-White Earnings Gap
Why do African Americans continue to earn less despite dramatic gains in education?
The Economic Crisis in Black and White
Narrowing America’s racial divides and expanding opportunity for all
What’s Needed Next
An Office of National Mental Health Policy would be an important step toward completing the transformation in the care and support for people with mental illnesses.
Pushing Parity
Congress is poised to end insurance discrimination against people with mental illnesses.
Mind Reading
Technological advances catapult mental health to the forefront of ethics debates.
Follow the Money
How shortsighted funding and reimbursement warps mental-health care in America
Programs That Work
Clubhouses and ACT are proven successes. So why aren’t they better known or funded?
Finding Funding
States should link mental-health funding to dedicated revenue sources independent of the political whims of legislators. Here are some creative examples.
A Worthy Diversion
Pennsylvania has developed a model program to keep offenders with mental illness out of the criminal-justice system.

